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Photographs taken between 25th November & 14th December 2020

14th December 202014th December 2020 David Coleman 0 Comment Photographs
Wednesday, 25.11.2020. Over the past few weeks, the Museum shop window has been repaired, re-puttied and fitted with a protective grill against errant footballs.
Thursday, 26.11.2020. Adrian casts his shadow as he works on the Drop-Side Heritage Waggon body restoration.
Monday, 30.11.2020. Dave arrives on “his” day to put a final gloss coat on two sides of carriage No. 23.

Thursday, 3.12.2020. Adrian resumes his normal stance …
… before grinding off excess weld …
… while making up brackets for a step.

Meanwhile, Tony has been cleaning up axleboxes and painting them in primer.
Saturday, 5.12.2020. A group of contortionists remove the saddle tank from loco No. 7 …
… which is left on edge for the next phase of work.

Meanwhile, up the line a gang are greasing fishplates and bolts …
… and drilling to replace spikes tighter to gauge.
Monday, 7.12.2020. Dave has cleaned up the ventilators for carriage No. 23 …

… ready for painting in undercoat.
The new garage in Corris has put up its Christmas decorations …
… which includes a train in the office window!

Tuesday, 8.12.2020. Dick is occasionally warming himself …
… with (amongst other things) the debris from the rotten floor of the P Way van …
… which is not easy to access once the floor has gone!

Bill buffs the buffers of the Heritage Waggon frames …
… while Bob distracts Chris, milling parts for track jacks.
Thursday, 10.12.2020. Tony undercoats the drawbar for the Heritage Waggon underframes …

… before moving on to prime the track jacks completed to date.
Meanwhile, Adrian has been providing a light source to work within the P Way van (cleaning the steelwork) …
… but then decides to clean up his act …

… before being joined by Tony to paint the completed underside of the Drop Side Waggon body in primer.
Monday, 14.12.2020. It looks like the elves have been working overtime! The Winter Corris-Pondents etc. have arrived with Alf! (No guessing what he will be doing later on).

 

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